Leo Messi made a controversial statement through his Instagram account in which he replied in a very sharp way to the sports director of the FC Barcelona, Eric Abidal. The Rosario wanted to clarify that there are players who have always been professionals with Ernesto Valverde evidencing the serious crisis that the club is experiencing. First of all this stir, it is rumored that the Argentine can leave the Blaugrana entity after almost two decades in Barcelona.
The Gazzetta Dello Sport ensures that there are several clubs that are preparing for a possible departure from Leo fearing that he executes the already known 'escape clause', a condition that appears in his contract that allows him to leave for free every season finale if he notifies the Blaugrana club one month in advance (Total fire in Barcelona: Messi could leave in June).
This Italian newspaper ensures that there are five very interested clubs and with the ability to assume Messi's salary so as not to have problems before a possible recruitment: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Manchester United, Juventus and Inter Milan. Despite not having to pay transfer to FC Barcelona, the disbursement is billionaire for the extensive salary of the player.
According The Gazzetta, Messi would sign for a salary that would range between 50 and 85 million annually. In this list of candidates, Daily Mail favorite the Manchester City for as the second professional club in the career of Leo Messi. This is due to the great relationship he maintains with Guardiola That is the technician who has managed to get his best performance.
Negotiations with Barcelona for a renewal have not begun and this public confrontation with Abidal He has made these clubs alert to a possible exit. In September 2019, Messi recognized in an interview in SPORT the existence of this exit clause and also, little hurry to sign the renewal of a contract that ends in 2021.